Exposure to In Utero Chemotherapy Did Not Affect Children’s Development, Behavior

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In this video we discuss two poster presentations on childhood development and behavior after in utero exposure to chemotherapy for maternal cancer in pregnancy.

In this video from the 32nd Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference, Elyce Cardonick, MD, maternal fetal specialist at the Cooper Health System, discusses two poster presentations on childhood development and behavior after in utero exposure to chemotherapy for maternal cancer in pregnancy.

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